National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

• H - Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
• H1 - Construction Trades
• H12 - Carpenters and Cabinetmakers

H121 - Carpenters

Carpenters construct, erect, install, maintain and repair structures and components of structures made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials. They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, and maintenance departments of factories, plants and other establishments, or they may be self-employed.

• Example Titles

  • access floor specialist carpenter
  • apprentice boat carpenter
  • apprentice carpenter
  • apprentice carpenter-joiner
  • boat carpenter
  • boat joiner
  • boatbuilder, wood
  • boatbuilding apprentice
  • bridge carpenter
  • builder, wooden boats
  • building addition carpenter
  • building carpenter
  • carpenter
  • carpenter lead hand
  • carpenter rough
  • carpenter, bridges
  • carpenter, building additions
  • carpenter, concrete forms
  • carpenter, floor systems
  • carpenter, framing
  • carpenter, houses
  • carpenter, interior finish
  • carpenter, interior systems
  • carpenter, log homes
  • carpenter, maintenance
  • carpenter, manufactured houses
  • carpenter, mill
  • carpenter, mine
  • carpenter, plant
  • carpenter, prefabricated structures
  • carpenter, railway rolling stock
  • carpenter, renovation
  • carpenter, restoration
  • carpenter, shipbuilding
  • carpenter, studio
  • carpenter-joiner
  • carpentry repairman / woman
  • concrete forms carpenter
  • construction carpenter
  • dock carpenter
  • finish carpenter
  • floor systems carpenter
  • form carpenter
  • framer-carpenter
  • framing carpenter
  • house carpenter
  • interior finish carpenter
  • interior finish joiner
  • interior systems carpenter
  • interior trimmer carpenter
  • joiner, railway rolling stock
  • journeyman / woman carpenter
  • log home builder
  • log home carpenter
  • log home carpenter-builder
  • maintenance carpenter
  • maintenance carpenter-joiner
  • maintenance joiner
  • metal framer - carpentry
  • mill carpenter
  • mine carpenter
  • plant carpenter
  • prefabricated house carpenter
  • renovation carpenter
  • restoration carpenter
  • rough carpenter
  • ship joiner
  • shipbuilding carpenter
  • shipbuilding joiner
  • shipwright, wood
  • sign carpenter
  • stage carpenter
  • stair builder-carpenter
  • stairway carpenter
  • steel framer - carpentry
  • steel stud framer - carpentry
  • studio carpenter
  • wood frame carpenter
  • wood frame house carpenter
  • wood shipwright
  • wooden boatbuilder

• Exclusion

  • Cabinetmakers (See H122 Cabinetmakers)
  • Foremen/women supervising carpenters (See H015 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades)
  • Workers that lay hardwood or parquet floors (See H145 Floor Covering Installers)